Many think they have it bad with taxation. Every jurisdiction has unique tax codes and some of those taxes are ridiculously high, some might be ridiculously LOW (yea right lol), some are just silly, others are outright crazy. I thought I’d create a thread for you guys to talk about some interesting taxes in spots where you live (or visited). Notice how I didn’t start this in politics thread? That’s by design, I don’t want this to turn into a Trump hating (or dems/socialist hating) argument, find plenty of those in the countless political threads.

I will start. The wonderful Seattle WA state taxes sugary beverages at an additional 1.75c per ounce. Not a big deal, right? To give you some perspective, a 2-liter bottle of soda that usually runs around $1 at big stores now has a tax of $1.18 (yep, 118% tax). A case of coke at Costco runs $10, tax on it is $7.35 (so a much more reasonable 73% tax there ) Diet sodas are exempt

WA state taxes hard liquor at 30%, that’s on a top of already higher than average taxes. I just bought a fifth of Bombay for $22 and tax was just shy of $7.

Whatcha got gang? The grass is always greener on the other side..........or not?

I’d move to Texas in a heartbeat (and probably will later in life). Job, life, kids’ routines, etc. gets in a way but give me a few more years. I have heard that property taxes are less than ideal in Texas, not sure how true that is. I also read that while is no tax on clothing in Texas, unfortunately for Texas cowboys, belt buckles don’t count as clothing, and are subsequently subjected to a state sales tax

A couple years ago, Massachusetts decided to tax liquor sales. There is a tax of 4 dollars per gallon of liquor. They started to tax the taxed liquor! Believe it or not, the citizens actually voted to overturn this double taxation.. I was surprised at my mostly brain dead fellow citizens..

I’d move to Texas in a heartbeat (and probably will later in life). Job, life, kids’ routines, etc. gets in a way but give me a few more years. I have heard that property taxes are less than ideal in Texas, not sure how true that is. I also read that while is no tax on clothing in Texas, unfortunately for Texas cowboys, belt buckles don’t count as clothing, and are subsequently subjected to a state sales tax

Property taxes can be high, not California high but close in some counties. We pay almost $600/month but we have a big house on a large lot in a rural area. There are probably more people in your subdivision than our entire county - 20k.

Sales tax is 8% but 0% on precious metals. The big difference is no state income tax. Compare that to 11% in CA. This is a huge difference that can't be understated.

Cost of living is less here as well. Auto insurance is practically free and gas is currently $1.79/gallon, probably cheaper if I was willing to shop around. The best part is living out in the country with small town quality of life and a slower friendlier more human pace. I could never go back.

The thing that gets me the most aggravated is the inheritance tax. So think about this - a person buys a house from taxed money (money they saved after taxes), pays property taxes until they own the property, and then the kids pay inheritance tax when that house gets inherited (triple taxation this?). Granted there were some tax breaks for owning property in the past years (which I believe they are ending now), but this is what keeps the masses working until they're 80. Property taxes in NJ are amongst the highest in the country - and it especially affects retired folks.

And yes, there is high state income tax, and IIRC just over 7% sales tax.

Every time a car is sold in La. there is a 9.5%-10.5% sales tax paid by the buyer. New or used. Thats crazy and why i drive a '96, lol. ( not really why but i have had it for 21 yrs now as a second car )Also there is a sales tax on mobile home sales, and thats a lot of taxes to pay upfront for someone who cant afford to buy a house

Purple and Gold wrote:Every time a car is sold in La. there is a 9.5%-10.5% sales tax paid by the buyer. New or used. Thats crazy and why i drive a '96, lol. ( not really why but i have had it for 21 yrs now as a second car )Also there is a sales tax on mobile home sales, and thats a lot of taxes to pay upfront for someone who cant afford to buy a house

Same thing here in Washington state. I rant about this frequently because it’s absolutely ridiculous. Somebody buys a brand new car, pays a 10% tax. They sell it to private party two years later, the person buying it pays at 10% tax. There are almost no ways to get around it because even if the car is a gift or the bill of sale has a very low value, the DMV will pull book value and will tax you on purchase price or book value, which ever is higher. As long as that same car keeps getting sold, the state will keep collecting a tax on it. There are actually countless examples where the state have collected more in sales taxes on a used car than what the car cost brand new. As a car guy who likes cars and buys them frequently, this definitely gets me more than most.

Our "wonderful" city passed a $90,000,000 bond issue for a new high school. Needless tosay property taxes have gone thru the roof. AND all the middle class families can nolonger afford to live here so the student population is declining. They sure do have anice new school tho

bigjohn wrote:I will start. The wonderful Seattle WA state taxes sugary beverages at an additional 1.75c per ounce. Not a big deal, right? To give you some perspective, a 2-liter bottle of soda that usually runs around $1 at big stores now has a tax of $1.18 (yep, 118% tax). A case of coke at Costco runs $10, tax on it is $7.35 (so a much more reasonable 73% tax there ) Diet sodas are exempt

Philly has the same thing except diet beverages are not exempt. After the first year of implementation, the markets within the city limits reported drastic drop off of soda sales, the local distributors had laid of 8% of their drivers and the tax failed to bring in it's projected revenue. I read an article on philly.com about a huge increase in beverage sales at grocery stores just outside the city limits. (sorry, don't remember the actual numbers) It's almost like taxes affect peoples behavior. I'm sure city council was just shocked when it didn't bring in the money they had planned on. Morons.

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bazzytangokoko wrote:The thing that gets me the most aggravated is the inheritance tax. So think about this - a person buys a house from taxed money (money they saved after taxes), pays property taxes until they own the property, and then the kids pay inheritance tax when that house gets inherited (triple taxation this?).

Not true.

Class A beneficiaries (second link) don't pay inheritance tax. Children are Class A beneficiaries.Estate tax (yes, NJ has both) was eliminated in 2018.

So if you're a child of the deceased, you don't pay inheritance or estate taxes, as long as the decedent passed away after 1/1/2018.

CRV fees. California refund value, you have to pay CRV if you buy plastic , or glass containers. In my experience you pay about $0.05 per 16 oz plastic bottle but only get back about $0.03 in refund after collecting, storing, transporting and waiting in line in a usually nasty , smelly recycling center. Any less on the refund and I would probably just chunk them in my blue can.

The thing that gets me the most aggravated is the inheritance tax. So think about this - a person buys a house from taxed money (money they saved after taxes), pays property taxes until they own the property, and then the kids pay inheritance tax when that house gets inherited (triple taxation this?). Granted there were some tax breaks for owning property in the past years (which I believe they are ending now), but this is what keeps the masses working until they're 80. Property taxes in NJ are amongst the highest in the country - and it especially affects retired folks.

And yes, there is high state income tax, and IIRC just over 7% sales tax.

Looking for clarification-So in your state, you only have to pay property taxes until the property is paid off?In Ca, you pay property tax forever

bazzytangokoko wrote:The thing that gets me the most aggravated is the inheritance tax. So think about this - a person buys a house from taxed money (money they saved after taxes), pays property taxes until they own the property, and then the kids pay inheritance tax when that house gets inherited (triple taxation this?).

Not true.

Class A beneficiaries (second link) don't pay inheritance tax. Children are Class A beneficiaries.Estate tax (yes, NJ has both) was eliminated in 2018.

So if you're a child of the deceased, you don't pay inheritance or estate taxes, as long as the decedent passed away after 1/1/2018.

The thing that gets me the most aggravated is the inheritance tax. So think about this - a person buys a house from taxed money (money they saved after taxes), pays property taxes until they own the property, and then the kids pay inheritance tax when that house gets inherited (triple taxation this?). Granted there were some tax breaks for owning property in the past years (which I believe they are ending now), but this is what keeps the masses working until they're 80. Property taxes in NJ are amongst the highest in the country - and it especially affects retired folks.

And yes, there is high state income tax, and IIRC just over 7% sales tax.

Looking for clarification-So in your state, you only have to pay property taxes until the property is paid off?In Ca, you pay property tax forever

No. Property taxes are paid until you own the property - even after it is fully paid off.

The thing that gets me the most aggravated is the inheritance tax. So think about this - a person buys a house from taxed money (money they saved after taxes), pays property taxes until they own the property, and then the kids pay inheritance tax when that house gets inherited (triple taxation this?). Granted there were some tax breaks for owning property in the past years (which I believe they are ending now), but this is what keeps the masses working until they're 80. Property taxes in NJ are amongst the highest in the country - and it especially affects retired folks.

And yes, there is high state income tax, and IIRC just over 7% sales tax.

Looking for clarification-So in your state, you only have to pay property taxes until the property is paid off?In Ca, you pay property tax forever

No. Property taxes are paid until you own the property - even after it is fully paid off.

I think the correct statement is thisYou pay property tax while you own the property(whether you are paid in full or not makes NO DIFFERENCE)

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